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Suborbital space tourism finally arrives | FCC prepares to run public C-band auction | The big four in the U.S. launch industry — United Launch Alliance, SpaceX, Blue Origin and Northrop Grumman — hope to be one of two providers that will receive five-year contracts later this year to launch national security payloads starting in 2022. | China’s launch rate stays high | The International Space Station is the largest ever crewed object in space.

 
2 workers killed and 1 injured in...
ATLANTA (AP) — Two workers were killed and another seriously injured Tuesday in a tire explosion at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility near the Atlanta airport. Delta said the explosion occurred while wheel components were being disassembled for maintenance at a wheel and brake shop. The parts were not attached to a plane at the time, the airline said. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration said it opened an investigation. Delta said it was working with authorities...

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France’s Macron says arrest of the head...
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that the arrest in France of the CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, wasn’t a political move but part of an independent investigation. French media reported that Durov was detained at a Paris airport on Saturday on an arrest warrant alleging his platform has been used for money laundering, drug trafficking and other offenses. Durov is a citizen of Russia, France, the United Arab Emirates, and the...

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ANÁLISIS | McDonald’s se convirtió en un...
(CNN) –– Si son elegidos este otoño, Kamala Harris y Doug Emhoff marcarán el comienzo de muchas “primeras veces” en la historia de Estados Unidos. Entre ellos: la primera pareja de la Casa Blanca que trabajó en McDonald’s. Con esa línea en sus currículums, Harris y Emhoff comparten un vínculo con 1 de cada 8 estadounidenses que trabajaron en McDonald’s (el 13% del país), según la empresa. Difundir esa historia compartida, como lo hicieron esta semana en la Convención...

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French authorities arrest Telegram CEO Pavel Durov...
NICE, France (AP) — The founder and CEO of the messaging service Telegram was detained at a Paris airport, French media reported Sunday. Pavel Durov, a dual citizen of France and Russia, was detained at Paris-Le Bourget Airport on Saturday evening after landing in France from Azerbaijan, according to broadcasters LCI and TF1. Investigators from the National Anti-Fraud Office, attached to the French customs department, notified Durov that he was being placed in police custody, the broadcasters said. French...

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How the Paris 2024 Village has been...
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Just four days before the start of the Paralympic Games, the athletes village was buzzing with activity on Saturday as athletes from 168 delegations were settling into their temporary home, preparing for their upcoming competitions. The village, nestled in the northern suburbs of Paris, in the Seine-Saint-Denis department, closed its doors on Aug. 13 after the conclusion of the Olympic Games, giving organizers a week to make necessary adjustments for the upcoming Paralympics. Laurent Michaud,...

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Cardinals stifle Twins 6-1 behind Andre Pallante’s...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Andre Pallante retired 17 of the last 18 batters he faced over seven strong innings and Lars Nootbaar hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the fourth inning, leading the St. Louis Cardinals past the Minnesota Twins 6-1 on Friday night. Brendan Donovan homered, Masyn Wynn had two RBIs and Luken Baker drew three of nine walks by the Cardinals, who won their third straight game after falling 12 games behind NL Central leader Milwaukee on Tuesday....

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Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel’s evacuation orders have...
Successive Israeli evacuation orders in Gaza, including 12 just in August, have displaced 90% of its 2.1 million residents since the Israel-Hamas war began in October, the top U.N. humanitarian official for the Palestinian territory says. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris says she and President Joe Biden are working to end the war in Gaza, where the International Rescue Committee says the polio virus has been circulating for the first time in a quarter-century because of the destruction of...

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Late French film star Alain Delon wanted...
PARIS (AP) — Before he died this week, French film icon Alain Delon once suggested he wanted his beloved sheepdog Louba buried with him. To the relief of animal lovers around France, Loubo will be allowed to survive. Delon, an internationally acclaimed and prolific actor and producer, died Sunday, aged 88, and will be buried on Saturday at his family home in Douchy, south of Paris. He was quoted in a 2018 interview with Paris Match as saying he...

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Could 2 NASA astronauts be stuck at...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Will two NASA astronauts return to Earth soon in their troubled Boeing capsule? Or wait at the International Space Station for a ride home next year with SpaceX? NASA has been wrestling with that decision ever since Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrived at the orbiting lab in early June on what was supposed to be a weeklong test flight. Boeing has expressed confidence in its spacecraft, but there’s division within NASA. A final...

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Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli strikes kill at...
Palestinian health officials say Israeli strikes have killed at least 16 people in the Gaza Strip. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital received the bodies, which were counted by an Associated Press reporter and included the remains of a woman and three children, after strikes overnight and into Thursday. The Israeli offensive launched in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack has killed over 40,000 Palestinians in Gaza, according to the local Health Ministry, which does not say how many were militants...

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In Dublin, Uiagalelei and King in spotlight...
For someone as traveled as DJ Uiagalelei, this is his first time out of the country. Uiagalelei will make his debut with his third college on Saturday when No. 10 Florida State takes on Georgia Tech at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. “I finally get to use my passport,” quipped Uiagalelei, the former Clemson and Oregon State starting quarterback. The Seminoles and Yellow Jackets — teams about a four-hour drive apart — flew nearly 4,000 miles to kick off...

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Brook guides England to 176-4 and within...
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Harry Brook reached a half-century for the 13th time in tests to guide England to 176-4 at tea on a rain-affected Day 2 of the first test against Sri Lanka, and within 60 runs of the tourists’ first-innings total on Thursday. Brook was 53 not out at Old Trafford and in the middle with wicketkeeper Jamie Smith (22), after seam bowler Asitha Fernando had taken the wickets of Ben Duckett (18), stand-in captain Ollie Pope...

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Movie Review: Style triumphs over logic in...
“Love means never having to say you’re sorry,” somebody once famously said in the movies. It made utterly no sense in 1970, but even less so now. In recent decades, the apology has become all the rage. So at the beginning of Zoë Kravitz’s “Blink Twice,” when her tech-mogul protagonist, Slater King, sits on a TV couch and says “I’m sorry” for some unexplained transgression, well, it’s a familiar scene. Pick your offender, pick your year: Famous person issues...

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One woman’s custody battle highlights the challenges...
BANGKOK (AP) — It’s been more than four years since Zhang Peiyi last saw her son, one of two children from her former marriage. Denied custody of both kids, Zhang finally settled in June for visitations with her daughter. But after seeing her only once, Zhang’s ex-wife called the meetings off indefinitely. What Zhang thought was the end of a yearslong legal battle is facing yet another hurdle, as she has to go through court again to ask them...

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The Latest: Walz is expected to accept...
Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz and former President Bill Clinton are headlining the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, the third day of the party’s choreographed rollout of a new candidate, Kamala Harris, and her pitch to voters. Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg also addressed the convention. Follow the AP’s Election 2024 coverage at: https://apnews.com/hub/election-2024. Here’s the Latest: John Legend and Sheila E. go crazy John Legend and Sheila E. celebrated Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz with...

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